Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings
Renaissance Technologies LLC, founded in 1982 by mathematician James Simons as Monemetrics and headquartered in East Setauket, New York, is a legendary quantitative hedge fund managing around $65 billion in assets as of late 2024, renowned for its pioneering use of mathematical models and algorithms in trading. Starting with currency trading and evolving into a secretive powerhouse under its flagship Medallion Fund—launched in 1988—the firm employs PhDs, physicists, and computer scientists to analyze vast datasets, executing high-frequency trades across equities, futures, and derivatives with returns averaging over 66% annually before fees from 1988 to 2018. Simons, who stepped down as chairman in 2021, built a culture of intellectual rigor, limiting Medallion to employees and insiders since 1993 while offering institutional funds like the Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund (RIEF) to outsiders. Now led by Peter Brown and Robert Mercer’s successors, Renaissance remains a benchmark for quant investing, blending academic precision with a low-profile, extraordinarily profitable legacy despite occasional regulatory scrutiny.
Top Buys
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$225M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
$198M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$194M |
| 4 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
$187M |
| 5 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
$183M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$181M |
| 4 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
$152M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.51% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.97% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.26% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VVC
201
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
| $45M | 0.11% |
974,000
+260,100
| +36% | +$12M |
|
202
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.3B
| $44.8M | 0.11% |
217,000
+166,500
| +330% | +$34.4M |
|
203
Analog Devices
ADI
$121B
| $44.6M | 0.11% |
804,100
-1,453,800
| -64% | -$80.7M |
|
204
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.15B
| $44.6M | 0.11% |
544,741
-13,159
| -2% | -$1.08M |
|
|
RAI
205
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $44.5M | 0.11% |
1,384,604
-438,200
| -24% | -$14.1M |
|
|
CVD
206
DELISTED
COVANCE INC.
CVD
| $44.4M | 0.11% |
427,900
+307,400
| +255% | +$31.9M |
|
|
BIN
207
DELISTED
PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD COM
BIN
| $44.1M | 0.11% |
1,466,410
+223,549
| +18% | +$6.72M |
|
208
Jack in the Box
JACK
$393M
| $44.1M | 0.11% |
551,000
-19,900
| -3% | -$1.59M |
|
209
OGE Energy
OGE
$8.87B
| $44M | 0.11% |
1,241,300
+806,600
| +186% | +$28.6M |
|
210
Seagate
STX
$39.3B
| $43.9M | 0.11% |
+660,593
| New | +$43.9M |
|
211
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$40.1B
| $43.5M | 0.11% |
983,200
+200,900
| +26% | +$8.88M |
|
|
CHS
212
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
| $43.4M | 0.1% |
2,680,300
+37,400
| +1% | +$606K |
|
213
Tapestry
TPR
$21.5B
| $43.4M | 0.1% |
1,156,600
+1,133,200
| +4,843% | +$42.6M |
|
214
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.6B
| $43.3M | 0.1% |
1,079,334
+950,099
| +735% | +$38.1M |
|
215
Ecolab
ECL
$77.8B
| $43M | 0.1% |
411,022
+222,500
| +118% | +$23.3M |
|
216
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.1B
| $42.8M | 0.1% |
+448,812
| New | +$42.8M |
|
217
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$15.7B
| $42.8M | 0.1% |
552,400
-263,736
| -32% | -$20.4M |
|
|
HNT
218
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
| $42.6M | 0.1% |
796,200
+115,400
| +17% | +$6.18M |
|
219
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.52B
| $42.5M | 0.1% |
1,681,551
+296,159
| +21% | +$7.48M |
|
220
Lennox International
LII
$20.1B
| $42.4M | 0.1% |
445,800
+103,700
| +30% | +$9.86M |
|
221
Estee Lauder
EL
$32.2B
| $42.2M | 0.1% |
553,200
-552,700
| -50% | -$42.1M |
|
222
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.4B
| $42M | 0.1% |
1,210,000
+959,700
| +383% | +$33.3M |
|
223
Ashland
ASH
$2.5B
| $42M | 0.1% |
717,393
+382,228
| +114% | +$22.4M |
|
224
Carnival Corp
CCL
$42.8B
| $42M | 0.1% |
927,200
+333,800
| +56% | +$15.1M |
|
225
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$2.14B
| $41.8M | 0.1% |
384,400
+19,700
| +5% | +$2.14M |
|